Newsroom
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Hoy, el congresista Marc Veasey , TX- 33, anunció que Lissette Moreno del North Texas Dream Team lo va acompañar en la galería de la Cámara de Representantes cuando el Papa Francisco dará un discurso ante el Congreso en una sesión conjunta el jueves, 24 de septiembre. En varias ocasiones, El Papa ha llamado a la comunidad mundial en la necesidad de enfrentar el 'desafío moral de la migración' y Moreno ha trabajado para defender los derechos de la comunidad de inmigrantes indocumentados en Tejas y en los Estados Unidos.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Marc Veasey, TX-33, announced that Lisette Moreno of the North Texas Dream Team will join him as his guest in the House gallery when Pope Francis addresses Congress in a joint-session on Thursday, September 24, 2015. Pope Francis has spoken repeatedly on the global community's need to face the ‘moral challenge of migration' and Moreno is an avid advocate for the undocumented immigrant community in Texas and beyond.
Washington, D.C.—Congressman Marc Veasey, TX-33, issued the following statement after voting against H.R. 3134, the Defund Planned Parenthood Act and H.R. 3504, the Adding Criminal Penalties for Violating the Born Alive Act, a series of House Republican bills that attack critical health care services for women:
WASHINGTON–U.S. Rep. Marc Veasey, D-Fort Worth, will bring DREAMer activist Lissette Moreno as his guest to Pope Francis' speech to a joint session of Congress on Sept. 24, he announced Friday afternoon.
Texas lawmakers look forward to Pope Francis' address to Congress
Moreno, under federal protection from Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), was brought to Texas as a child by her parents, and received degrees from the University of Texas at Arlington and Texas Women's University under Texas' Dream Act. She testified in support of the law earlier this year.
Rep. Marc Veasey, D-Fort Worth, among others, put out the word last week that his office is accepting first-come, first-served requests from residents in his district for tickets to the Sept. 24 address in Washington, D.C.
Dallas, TX – On Tuesday, September 15, Congressman Marc Veasey, TX-33, will scrub in as he joins the staff of Advantage Healthcare Systems, the Dallas location of a family owned series of healthcare centers that provide occupational and physical therapy to injured workers. Rep. Veasey will be helping behind the counter, distributing initial intake paperwork to patients, and assisting with patient physical therapy to learn firsthand what it takes to help injured workers return to the workforce.
On Sept. 23, a Senior Issues Forum from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Forest Hill Civic and Convention Center will offer workshops about not only fall prevention but also neighborhood safety, Social Security and postal fraud. It is hosted by U.S. Rep. Marc Veasey. Call Jay Jackson at 817-920-9086 to register.
Read moher: https://www.star-telegram.com/living/liv-columns-blogs/social-eyes/article35049345.html#storylink=cpy
Washington, D.C.—Congressman Marc Veasey, TX-33, issued the following statement on the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), the agreement negotiated between Iran and the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council, plus Germany (P5+1):
Texas Democrats joining in support of the deal included U.S. Reps. Al Green and Sheila Jackson Lee of Houston, Joaquin Castro of San Antonio, Henry Cuellar of Laredo, Lloyd Doggett of Austin, Rubén Hinojosa of Edinburg, Eddie Bernice Johnson of Dallas, Beto O'Rourke of El Paso, and Marc Veasey of Fort Worth.
WASHINGTON, D.C. –Today, Thursday, September 10, 2015, Congressman Marc Veasey, TX-33, reintroduced H.R. 3475, the Grandparents Tax Credit, to lessen the financial burden on grandparents that serve as caregivers to their grandchildren by providing a $500 refundable tax credit. This legislation aims to alleviate the out-of-pocket costs that grandparents take on when they step up to help raise their grandchildren when their parents cannot.